| CGHÍTHAEUE U THAERÉS ..." | SPIRITUAL SONG |
| Lekė Matrėnga | trans. Robert Elsie (from Albanian) |
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"Cghíthaeue u thaerés cúx dó ndaegliésae, Tae mírae tae chraextée búra e gráa, Mbae fiálaet tae tinaezót tae xíchi méxae, Sé síxtae gneríj néx cciae mcátae scáa, Elúm cúx e cuitón sé cáa tae vdésae, E mentae báxcae mbae taenaezónae i cáa, Sé chríxti ndae parráisit i baen piésae, E baen paer bijr tae tij e paer vaeláa." |
I call you all who wish indulgence All good Christians, men and women: Go to mass, the Lord commands it, For no man is sinless mongst us; Blithe is he who ponders God And remembers he is mortal, Christ will welcome him to heaven With his children and his brethren. |
Trans. Copyright © Robert Elsie 1995.